给美国的朋友写信 英语作文七年级下册(通用20篇)

My english friend name is Peter.

He is nine years old , his family in America ,He and his family member comes our china to play.he has a cosin,he name is Wuhong ,He is four years old,but he has a lot of questions.look he is pointing at the chopsticks to ask that my this is anything.

I and Peter has become the good friend .several days later Peter said that he wanted, he said that i love china .I will forget that you zhou lei, will have free time America to look at me .ok see you Peter.see you．

My friend called Song Mengting, she has a beautiful head of hair, and a pair of big eyes.

She was a great party, take it, for instance, one day, I have forgotten my Chinese book, I am very worry, exposing a nervous expression on his face. She saw, he asked: "whats the matter with you? Chinese book I forget" I anxious replied "we see together" "really? Thank you very much! "I happy smile, class, we see a Chinese book together, but she almost pushed the book over to my house, I whispered:" you put the book on my son, you see? "" see see, listen," she is just a perfunctory answer. Suddenly, my heart reveal a warm current.

She has a kind of give up yourself from other peoples a good habit, once again, I again come on her. Once have art, the teacher let the belt

Crayons, without make stand as punishment, a lesson I forgot to bring my, she helped me once again. She lent me, crayons I muddle through, and she, for helping me by the teacher got a lesson. Im so sad! The class was over, I rushed out of the classroom, first went to find a good friend of mine, I said: "Im sorry, let you punished for me!" "Its okay, I voluntary" when heard these words, and a warm current, flows through the body.

This is my pleasure to help others of good friend, you like her?

我的朋友叫宋梦婷，她有一头美丽的长发，还有一双水灵灵的大眼睛。

她很大方，就拿这件事来说吧，一天，我的语文书忘带了，我很着急，脸上露出了紧张的表情。她见了，就问：“你怎么了?’‘”我语文书忘带“我焦急的回答道”我俩一起看”“真的?谢谢!”我开心的笑了，上课了，我俩一起看语文书，但她几乎把书都推到我这儿了，我小声的说：“你把书都推到我儿了，你自己看得见么?”“看得见看得见，快听课吧”她只是敷衍的回答了一下。顿时，我的心中流露出一道暖流。

她还有一种舍自己顾他人的一种好习惯，又一次，我又拜托了她。有一次上美术课，老师让带

蜡笔，没带的罚站一节课，我忘了带，她又一次帮助了我。她把蜡笔借给拉我，我混过去了，而她，却因帮助我被老师发站了一节课。我好伤心!下课了，我第一个冲出教室，去找我的好朋友去了，我说：“对不起，让你为我受罚!”“没事，我自愿的”当听到这句话时，又一股暖流，流过了全身。

这就是我乐与助人的好朋友，你们喜欢她么?

Dear Grandpa Santa Claus,

Hello!

Im a big fan of yours! Listen to some of my aunt said, you are to give

children gifts, so, every Christmas, I spent my bed hang Christmas stockings,

hope that the next day to receive your gift, every morning, I can see your gift

in my stocking, I am very, very happy, because I received your gift.

Santa Claus grandpa, I envy oh, riding your small reindeer, flying in the

sky, if I remember correctly, you should have two rows of small reindeer, your

small reindeer grow like what? Ive always wanted to have one of my own. Flying

with you in the sky!

Time a year passed, I also grew up, at this time, I just know that there is

no Santa Claus, that I socks in the small gift, is the mother sent, but I am

still very happy, after all, this is my mother gave me.

Santa Claus grandpa, I want a few gifts, I hope you can promise me: I want

a pink pink puppy, I want a super cute Christmas doll......

Father Christmas, I wish you a smile, good health, good luck in your work,

and a happy family.

Bye bye! Father Christmas, I will write to you next time!

advance

Salute!

Your loyal fans

英文书信一般由六部分组成。即：信头(Heading)、信内地址(Inside Address)，

称呼(Salutation)，正文(Body of Letter)、结束语(Complimentary Close)、署名Signature，

有时在书信后面还有附言(Postscript)、附件(Enclosure)，这得视具体情况而定。下面将分别说明。

1. 信头(Heading)

信头是指写信人的地址和写信日期， 一般写在或打在第一面信纸的右上角，先写地址再写日期，地址的写法是从小到大，先写门牌号、路号，再写区名、市名、省名，最后写国名。时间的写法对英国人和美国人而言是不同的。英国人习惯按日、月、年的顺序写，

而美国人习惯按月、日、年的顺序写。例如：

英式：1st October，1999

美式：October 1，1999

在使用前一种形式时，月和年之间的逗号可用可不用，但是在后一种形式中，必需要使用逗号。

信头的写法有缩进式和齐头式。缩进式每行开头向右缩进一两个字母;齐头式左边对齐排列，如下所示：

缩进式 Wang Ming

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian 116023

Liaoning Province

P. R. China

齐头式

Wang Ming

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian 116023

Liaoning Province

P. R. China

2. 信内地址 (Inside Address)

信内地址要写出收信人的姓名和地址。一般给比较生疏的亲友的信和公事信件要写出信内地址，而熟悉朋友可以省去这一步骤。信内地址写出在日期下一两行的左上角，第一行写收信人的称呼姓名，然后写出地址。地质也是从小到大写出，分缩进式和齐头式两种。例如：

缩进式

The President

Oxford University

England

齐头式

Jiang Bin

64Heping Road

P.R.China

3. 称呼(Salutation)

称呼是对收信人的称谓。在信内地址下一两行处顶格写起，自成一行。末尾用逗号或冒号。

当给一位熟悉的人写信时可以用Dear 或是My Dear。在英国，My Dear 比Dear亲切，而在美国，Dear比My Dear 亲切。

当给一位你不知婚否的女性写信时，可以用Ms.……，这是指"……女士"。

在给不熟悉的人写信时，可以用Dear sir, Dear Madam, Dear sirs, Gentleman 等等。

4. 正文(Body of Letter)

正文是一封信的主体部分。通常在称呼的下一行写出。正文也可采用齐头式或缩进式的方法。齐头式是反映每段开头一行和后面行并齐。缩进式是指每段的第一行向右缩进几个字母。信笺讲究简洁、效率。开头几句简单地寒暄后就不如正题，在结尾处要有祝愿和敬语。

常用的开头语有：

I have received your letter of July Ist. 7月1 日来信已经收悉。

I have the pleasure to tell you that …….很高兴告诉你……。

I am very much delighted to receive your letter. 非常高兴收到你的来信。

It is my honor to inform you that ……很荣幸告诉你……。

常用的结束套话有：

I am looking forward to hearing from you 盼早日回信。

Wish best regards. 祝好。

Thank you for your help 感谢你的帮助!

Wish my best wishes for your success. 祝你成功。

Wishing you a happy holiday. 祝假日愉快!

Hoping to hear from you soon. 希望能尽快收到你的回信。

5. 结束语(Complimentary Close)

结束语在正文之后隔一两行的偏右方开始写出。开头字母用大写，以后的字母用小写，最后一个词后面用逗句。

6. 署名(Signature)

在结束语的下方是签名，先手写出，再打出来。如果收信人不认识写出信人，可以在署名前用括号标出Mr.、Miss或Ms。在名称下面可注上头衔。如：

Yours sincerely,

Lucy Blake (手写)

Lucy Blake (Miss)(打印)

Sales Manager

7. 附言(Postscript),附件(Enclosure)

在信件正文写作时可能漏掉了某些事，或临时发生了某事需要补充时，可以在信下面左下方写出上P.S.

如果随信有附件可在爱左下端注明。如：

Enclosure:Invoice(发票)

Resume(个人简历)

寒假又来啦，放假虽然开心，但是也不要忘了学习呢，下面应届毕业生网为你精心准备了关于朋友的英语作文，仅供参考：

My friend and I

My name is Li BaoLing . I have a good friend . Her name is Chen ZiQing . I am 13 years old . She is as old as me. I am 155cm tall. She is 150cm tall . She is 5cm shorter than me . I am 36kg . She is 37kg . She is heavier than me .She often does homework with me .We always help each other. I am happy to have a good firend .

我家有一只白兔，它是我最好的朋友，叫“小白”。

小白有一身洁白如雪的毛，十分柔软，摸上去像搽了油似的，远远望去，像一个大绒球。它有一对红宝石眼睛，那眼睛炯炯有神，可爱极了!一双长长的耳朵竖起来，非常神气，人们一说话，就像是在偷听人们谈天。

小白爱吃菜和萝卜，我经常把几片青菜叶和一棵切成片儿的萝卜给它吃。别看它的“三瓣嘴”小，可吃起萝卜来，有力得不知怎么形容。

小白十分贪吃，有些时候，我坐在沙发上边看电视边吃零食，小白不知什么时候到了我大腿上，它竖着耳朵，好像在说：“小主人，好香。能给我吃点吗?”

我无奈，就撕下一块面包给它，它吃了，还赖着不走，看起来还想吃面包。这只兔子怎么这么贪吃啊!我心想。我只好又给了它一块。它好像吃不厌，不一会儿就把面包吃了个精光!

小白是我最好的朋友，我喜欢小白。

Friendship is priceless, is not buy friendship, and when you give up your friendship who, you need his help, he can not help you, even if you can not buy with thousands of gold back.

I am a heavy feeling of people, sense of obligation, so there are a lot of friends, such as: “Tang Tao, Zhou Jie, Liu Longyu, Liu Fan, off field … … my good friend, are infinite in number, no one told me they After a wonderful childhood, with these friends, my childhood full of joy.

They gave me numerous times to help, Don Tao is my first grade friends, our class took part in the running, everyone knows me and the strength of the Tang Tao comparable to the running of the day, I was flabbergasted, my running time, slipped and fell a somersault, then, Tang Tao, Stop right now, pick me, help me to pat the dust off, suddenly, I felt a burst of warm heart, the somersault to get my speed was much slower , Tao Tang met with me crossing the finish line is busy pulling up and give me the second I knew that he was very second.

Zhou Jie is my understanding in the second grade, he often helped me record straight. D O I did not play and when to give me happiness. Liu Longyu fifth grade I knew, he was my classmate, math problems often tell me, tell me a joke, was my best playmate … …

Liu Fan, off field in the sixth grade, I know, and we you, for me, be sworn, and I have a difficult time, they are always the first to help me.

Friendship is priceless, with friends, you will be better tomorrow.

Hello! Everyone。 I’ll introduce my best friend to you。 Her name is Zhou Xun。 Her English name is Zoe。 I like her English name better。 Zoe likes it， too。

Zoe is a lovely girl。 She is not tall。 She is very thin。 She has a round face and two small eyes。 Her hair is short。 She often wears a pink dress， because pink is her favorite color。 She always has a smiling face， so everyone likes her very much。

Zoe is a clever girl。 She’s our monitor。 She works hard at school everyday。 She likes to ask and answer the questions。 Her copybooks are clean and tidy。 Her handwriting is very beautiful。 She is good at English and math。 She is a top student in our class。

Zoe is a versatile girl。 She can play the piano。 She can draw pictures。 She can tango。 She can swim。 She can do everything very well。

Zoe has a big dog。 Its name is Xiao Xiong。 They are good friends。 I like it， too。

Do you like my best friend， Zoe?

Today’s story is about Mary ,a girl from the US.She’s now studying in China,Beijing.Tomorrow is the Spring Festival. Now ,Mary is staying in China.One years ago,last Spring Festival ,Mary was 11 years old, very little girl. Now, she’s a 12- year- old- girl.Just 1 year,she learns many thing in China.Gradually,she loves China.

Now, she is living in her aunt home.At 9:00 a.m. in Beijing ,Mary make a phone call to her family. When they talk on the phone ,they are so happy .We a

ll know Mary’s mother misses Mary long time. Mary misses her family long time,too. And she was happy to live in China.But talking with family is more important than everything. What a warm story!

From this story, we know noting is important than family. No place like home!

My best friend and I get along with each other quite well. But we are so different. He is funnier, more outgoing than I am and im more serious. He is more athletic and likes to play all kinds of sports but I am smarter on study. My friend is wilder than me and I am calmer. He is tall, thin, strong,with short hair, And sometimes he is very careless and lazy. On the other hands, I am short, fat, weak, with shorthair. He is very helpful because I am very lazy and dont want to do any sports. And I will help him with his study. From joozone.com.

I think our friendship will last forever.

Friend plays important role in our lives. Everyone needs his or her own

friends. Some people make friends easily but some do not. And “friend” means

differently to people. Some people think friends should stay together all the

time, but some others think that share and support is the real meaning of

friend. From my point of view, friend is the person who will always be with you

no matter what happens. It’s the person who can share your happiness as well as

sorrows.

To be an American is, as Henry James famously observed, a complex fate. But complexity was that rococo masters stock-in-trade, which may explain why he returned to his native country in 1904 after an absence of more than 20 years. To be sure, he was interested in a Jamesian walk down memory lane, with its full quota of meditative hairsplitting. Yet he also meant to take advantage of his hybrid status as a Europeanized American. I made no scruple, James explains in his introduction, of my conviction that I should understand and should care better and more than the most earnest of visitors, and yet that I should vibrate with more curiosity ... than the pilgrim with the longest list of questions. Vibrate he did, in the ornate and extraordinary periods of his late phase, and the result was a one-of-a-kind travel book, The American Scene.What appalls him the most, though, is the Almighty Dollar, which he perceives as the preliminary American postulate, the very bedrock of New World life: This basis is that of active pecuniary gain and of active pecuniary gain only--that of ones making the conditions so triumphantly pay that the prices, the manners, the other inconveniences, take their place as a friction it is comparatively easy to salve, wounds directly treatable with the wash of gold. Some will argue that the fussbudget author had spent too much time in England, where money remained a dirty word until after the Second World War. Others may find his diagnosis eerily prescient. In any case, The American Scene remains required reading for anybody interested in U.S. history, Henry James, or the incredible evolution of the compound sentence.

带翻译：

一个美国人，因为亨利·詹姆斯曾经有过一个著名的评论，一个复杂的命运。但复杂性是洛可可硕士惯用手段，这或许可以解释为什么他回到自己的祖国1904年的缺失超过20年。可以肯定的是，他是感兴趣Jamesian重温记忆，完整的冥想吹毛求疵的配额。但他也意味着利用混合地位使欧化的美国人。我没有顾虑，詹姆斯解释说在他的介绍，我确信我应该理解和关心更好、更不是最认真的游客，然而，我应该振动有好奇心……比最长的朝圣者的问题列表。振动，在华丽的和非同寻常的时期他的后期阶段，而结果是一个独一无二的旅行书，美国的场景。是什么国家里有着令他最是万能的美元，他认为美国初步假设，新世界的基础生活:此基础上是积极活跃的经济收益和经济条件获得的只有——成功地支付，价格时，礼仪，其他不便，取而代之摩擦是相对容易的药膏，伤口直接与黄金洗治疗。有些人会辩称，大惊小怪的人作者花了太多的时间在英国，那里的钱仍然是一个肮脏的词汇，直到第二次世界大战之后。其他人可能发现他的诊断出奇的有先见之明。在任何情况下，美国仍然需要阅读美国历史上对任何人感兴趣，亨利·詹姆斯，或者是令人难以置信的并列复合句的进化。

在美国，感恩节是一个很重要的节日，就像中国的春节。感恩节那天，也就是去年11月22日，大街上几乎空无一人，连超市也早早地关了门，大概每个人都回家团聚了。我和爸爸妈妈在美国根本就没有一个亲人可以团聚，幸亏爸爸的一个美国朋友约了我们去他家过节，才不至于孤孤单单地呆在家里。

那天下午，我们来到了那个朋友家。我们一到，他就热情地带我们上楼去客厅。旁边还有一个楼梯通往地下室。到了楼上，我发现他们家也有一个小女孩，比我还小一些，还有他们邀请的其他朋友，是母女两个，女孩看上去比我大一些，是个大姐姐。里面有的人在烧饭，有的人在吃东西，还有的在玩，很热闹。一个阿姨让那两个小朋友帮我拿一些吃的东西和饮料，很快我们就互相熟悉了。

开始吃饭了，主人让我们一人拿一个盘子选东西，那里有好多吃的东西，比如炸土豆、火鸡、扁豆、草莓酱、面包、红薯泥、南瓜派和我们带来的饺子……最好吃的是炸土豆、红薯泥和饺子。先说炸土豆吧，它的味道是咸咸的，还带着一股香香的气味。再说红薯泥吧，它甜甜的、软软的，真好吃！别忘了还有饺子呢，我一口咬进去，汁水就流出来了，里面还带着蔬菜的香味。

晚饭后，我们三个小孩顺着另一个楼梯去了地下室，那里其实就是个玩具室。有一个电视机、一张床、很多玩具，还有一只真的大猫。我们玩得最有趣的是医生游戏。那个大姐姐假扮生病了，昏倒在地上，我和那个小妹妹赶紧把她扶到床上躺下，用医生工具开始检查她的身体，比如说量血压、听心跳、量温度、打针。

有个阿姨下来了，给我们送来了冰淇淋。当我们都吃完的时候，爸爸妈妈下来说该回家了。我只能依依不舍地告别了朋友们。临走时，那个大姐姐说：“Yousavedmylife。”我们都还在想着刚才玩的游戏呢！

我享受了一个开心的感恩节，还交上了两个好朋友。在这里，除了朋友的关心外，我们还得到了陌生人的帮助。

那是在去年圣诞节的时候，我们一家开车去佛罗里达的迪士尼世界。半路停车吃好饭回到车上，汽车却发动不起来了，爸爸连着又试了好几次，但还是发动不起来，爸爸额头上的汗都冒出来了。是啊，我们连这是什么地方也不知道，更不知道哪里可以修车，怎么去修车的地方，妈妈还说在美国修车很贵。就在这手足无措的时候，停靠在我们旁边的车上走下来一个美国人，好像也是来吃饭的。可能是我们很着急的样子让他看到了，他就连忙朝我们走了过来，问道“MayIhelpyou？”爸爸赶紧说：“Yes！”听了爸爸说的情况后，他赶忙上车拿了一个长方体的大盒子样的机器，然后让爸爸把引擎盖打开，很熟练的把那个机器上的一根线接到我们车上的某个地方，让爸爸再试一下。真是很奇怪，真的又能发动了，发动机响起来的声音简直就像美妙的音乐一样让我们激动。他真是个神奇的修车手，这么快、这么轻松的就把我们的车子修好了，我们的心情也马上好了起来。如果没有他的话，我恐怕都去不了迪士尼了。爸爸妈妈和我对那个美国人一连说了很多声“Thankyou！”他又说了一些话，大概是说因为没电了所以车子发动不起来，刚才他是给我们的车传了一些电。接着他一边对我们大声的说再见，一边就像什么也没做过一样，转身离开了，没有向我们要一分钱。

又可以开路了，心里别提有多高兴。一路上，爸爸妈妈说我们是遇到贵人相助了。我想，贵人是谁呢，就是这些朋友，还有像朋友一样的陌生人，是他们让我们不孤单，不寂寞，不害怕。

动物是人类的好朋友，因为它们无处不在，和我们的生活息息相关。

我的动物朋友是一只猫，我给它起名叫布丁。布丁长得非常可爱，它那黑宝石般的眼睛水汪汪的，全身是白色的绒毛，摸起来毛茸茸的。

布丁特别淘气。有一次我写完作业后发现它不见了。突然我听到“喵喵”的叫声，我走过去，发现它把妈妈的衣服扒了一地。我看见之后连忙把衣服放在衣柜里，把它抱走了。说它淘气吧，的确是啊，要不怎么会扒妈妈的衣服呢!

布丁既胆小又勇敢。它见到了小虫子就马上躲到我的身后，但它又是那么勇猛，只要见到老鼠，就瞪大眼睛随时进行攻击。

布丁平时也有些贪吃。它只要看见我和弟弟在吃饭，就跑过来围着我们转圈。我刚给它一条鱼不一会儿它就吃完了，它吃饭的时候常常逗的我们哈哈大笑。

布丁最喜欢让我给它整理毛发，像个爱臭美的小姑娘，每当我摸它的毛发时，它就躺下来，四脚朝天很享受的样子。

这就是我的好朋友布丁，它给我带来了一个难忘快乐的童年。

Last Saturday,I was with my new friend,Martin.We had a good time.

In the morning,we played football on my school playground with my classmates first.My brother also with us.We played for two hours.It was exciting and we were very tired.He said he was very hungry.So next we went to the KFC in the afternoon.We ate a lot of delicious food.For example,fench fries,humburgers,chicken wings and so on.After that we went to waych a football match with my father.It at 2:00 p.m.And it was Harry Valley VS South China.I liked South China and he liked Happy Valley.But at last South China won.I was very happy and he was a little sad.My father said”No problem”to him.Then we went to a concert of coldplay.It was at 7:30 p.m.My sister went with us.The music was relaxing and we liked it.After concert,it is 9:00 p.m.We went home and went to bed.

OK.Now time for dinner.”Goodbye,diary.”

[英语作文我和新朋友在一起的一天

迈克是我的好朋友。每当我需要帮助时，他就来到我身边。一天放学了，我不得不留下来跟3组的同学一起打扫卫生。但3组的其他人都在外边玩，他们谁都不想回来。于是迈克就过来帮我扫地。真是优秀作文 ，患难朋友才是真正的朋友。

Mike is my good friend. Any time I need help, he will come to me. One day after school, I had to stay and clean the classroom with Group Three. But they were still playing outside without any sign to go back. So Mike came and helped me clean the floor. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Friends, everyone has, but was less confidant. "Life was a confidant difficult", a child often heard adults occasionally this word, and then do not understand. With their own school degree of understanding, it is really hard to find friends. My friend is a Xuecheng Ze Dong Yi.

I remember three years, we get along bit by bit, but I forget that I even harder into the school one day a year, I and small partners to play on the playground. Joyfully, a "monster" ---- take out the tube, bearing me down. At first also feel that there is nothing, but then pain. Tuo Lexie son look, broken nails, blood flooded out drip. The partners must give them what I just help me up. Ringtones fast rang, he left after another, leaving only me. I was sad and sad, and Xuecheng Ze Dong Yi ran into, apart from anything else I propped crying, I was sent to the school infirmary. They seem to have forgotten to go to class. To make me forget the pain, they kept telling me jokes, amused me laugh, make me forget my foot pain. In the medical dressing teacher to help me after we returned to the classroom, and they were again concerned asked me: "? Well some of it still hurt?" At the time I was deeply concerned about the share recorded in the heart.

As I grew older, my friends more and more, and more like the stars, count them, and the most brightest that the two of them. When Im in trouble, they will help overcome; when I am confused, they will help me, take me out of confusion; when Im happy, we will be happy to share; in my heart, feel wronged, they will comfort I. They became my biggest, brightest "star buddies."

John is my good friend.

John is my good friend. He is twelve. He is English. We are in the same (同一个) school. We are not in the same class. His father Mr Black is a cook. He is forty-five. His mother is not a cook. She is a nurse. She is forty-two. John has a sister. Her name is Alice. She is twenty-one. She is a new teacher at our school.

约翰是我的好朋友

参考译文：约翰是我的好朋友。他12岁，我们在同一个学校。我们不在一个班级。他的爸爸布莱克先生是一位厨师。他今年45岁。他的吗吗不是厨师。是一位护士。她今年四十二岁。约翰还有一个姐姐。她的名字叫做丽丝。她今年21岁。她是一个新老师，在我们学校。

I‘ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair， looking at the ink bottle， pens， and white paper， I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later，during her final illness，Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk”， she said， “is for Elizabeth”。

I never saw her angry， never saw her cry. I knew she loved me， she showed it in action. But as a young girl， I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional”。 But she lived “on the surface”

As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment，then little interest， finally， peace——it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn‘t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it， and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told me， as she‘d never been able to， that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work， I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside——a photo of my father and a one-page letter， folded and refolded many times.

Give me an answer， my letter asks， in any way you choose， Mother， you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

[英语作文我的知心朋友

The Americans are much in love with food. This is part of being American too. Baseball is Americans national pastime1, but whats a ball game without hot dogs, peanuts2 and Cracker Jacks (sweetened popcorn3)? Hollywood is Americas symbol of glamour4 and excitement all over the world, but who would watch a movie in America without asking for an extra large bag of popcorn? And the astronauts took instant orange drink [Tang] with them.

Americans love all kinds of food, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Greek, French, Japanese and many others. The Americans are in fact

“The UN of Food.”

To get familiar with the American eating custom, one must know two things. First, one must know the sequence5 of service. There is something special in terms of the sequence, or order, of dish service in America compared with ours. Here is the order:

1. Aperitif6—a small cup of alcoholic drink to increase ones appetite7. The host or hostess will ask: “Do you like a cup of aperitif?”

2. Hors doeuvre8—some tasty food offered in small quantities at the beginning of a meal.

3. Appetizer —or called starter, it is a small serving of juice, fruit or seafood or something else, at the beginning of a meal, to stimulate9 peoples appetite.

4. Now the main course is under way:

a) Soup—it is usually the first course in a dinner.

b) Fish—it is usually served after the soup and before the entree10 in a formal meal.

c) Entree—the third course of a meal, generally it is made up of a hot meat.

d) Savory11—the last course in a formal meal, it is something pleasant to eat but with a salty rather than sweet taste.

5. Dessert12 —sweet food served toward the end of a meal, usually it is a pudding, chocolate cake, or cheese and biscuits sometimes.

6. Coffee—thats the last stage in a formal present-day European and American dinner. Its served either at table or in the living room.

In a family treatment, the above-mentioned No 1-3 stage may be omitted13, though No 4 is the essential part. And the main course generally includes no more than 5 dishes of nutrient14 food. Ostentation15 is never under consideration.

Another thing to mention is that serving oneself from ones own plate is popular in Europe and America, except for the soup and bread which is taken and enjoyed according to ones need.

The second one we must know about the American eating custom is the taboos at table.

(1) Dont circle your plate with your arm. If you do so, you will become the focus16 of the table. Everyone would wonder: “Is there anything wrong with the food?” This may give a false message that you dont like the food or something like that.

(2) Dont push the plate back when finished. Leave it where it was. Do you mean to remind17 the hostess that youve just completed a labor?

(3)Dont lean18 back and announce that “Im through” or “Im stuffed19.” Just put the fork and knife quietly across the plate, thats all.

(4) Dont cut up everything before you start to eat. Cut only one or two bites20 at a time.

(5) Never take huge mouthfuls of anything. Do you mean to show how hungry you are? Dont do that! Be gentlemanlike or ladylike.

(6) Dont crook21 your finger when picking up a cup or glass. That looks too affected22, far from ladylike!

(7) Never wear too much lipstick23 to the table. It may stain the napkins24 and look gaudy25 and embarrassing on the rims26 of the cup or glass.

(8) Its never acceptable to reach across the table for anything (a serving dish, for example). If the item you want is not at hand, simply ask for the nearest person for help, like “Mrs. Smith, would you mind passing me the butter (or a dish)?”

I have many good friends,Lily is one of the best.We play together since we two were very young.

She is such a pretty girl that when people meet her,they always pat her little head and say,"Oh,how lovely!"Lily is also very brave.I remember one evening two weeksago,mom sent me to buy some salt and sugar downstair.

When I was back on the darksome stairway,I suddenly saw a black shadow behind me,was that a ghost?

I was so frightened that I cried "God!"At that very moment,Lily come,she rush at the shadow and shouted to it loudly till it disappeared,then we ran home safely...

Maybe you have already get it,yes,Lily is my dog,--my best friend,I love her.